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FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-302 · Creston, IA · August 9, 2007

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Date
August 9, 2007 · 15:30 local
Place
Creston, IA
Airport
Creston Municipal
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KGTG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8560S
Reported as
Airtrc AT302
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,215 total330 in this make and model306 in the last 90 days
N8560SRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2013 · Air Tractor AT-302S/N 302-0144 · Built 1978Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-302Engine modelLycoming LTP-101-600Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot attempted to takeoff on a grass strip, with approximately 200 gallons of lorsban for an aerial application operation. After a ground roll of approximately 600 feet, the pilot aborted the takeoff. After the pilot applied the brakes, the aircraft continued for approximately another 400 feet due to moisture on the grass. The aircraft slid into a drainage ditch at the end of the field and came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON A GRASS STRIP, WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 GALLONS OF LORSBAN FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION. AFTER A GROUND ROLL OF APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET, THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. AFTER THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 400 FEET DUE TO MOISTURE ON THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE END OF THE FIELD AND CAME TO REST.